The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-09-24

THE MILAN EXCHANGE.
w A. WADE. Publisher.
Milan. TENNESSEE
NEWS IN BRIEF.
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PRINCE GEORGE, second son Of the King
OF Greece, is to serve three years in the
British navy.
STOCKHOLDERS of the Northern Pacific
railroad met at New York on the 10Th end
elected directors.
VENEZUELA has granted concession for
two submarine cables from that country to
the United States.
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THR British Parliament was prorogued
on the 10th after listening to the custom
AIRY Queens speech.
THE New York State Republican cou-
Vention headed its ticket with Fred Grant
for Secretary of State.
MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN writes the Logan
G. A. r. Post Of St. Louis. that she can
not attend the National encampment.
THE distillers' National convention at
Cincinnati appropriated 1850 of the asso-
Citations funds to fight prohibition in Ten
nessee.
The Constitutional centennial ceiebra'
tion at Philadelphia closed with appropri
ate exercises in Independence Square on
the 18th.
CASEY, one Of the men wounded during
the recent melee at Mitchelstown, Ire
land, has since died. Before death he
swore to deposition identifying the con
stable who shot him.
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THE managers of the Midland railway
in England, are likely to suffer for their
suspension of the block signal system Oh
the day of the Doncaster races, which leo
to the terrible accident involving the loss
of over a score of lives.
THE Government of Texas and the State
Canvassing Board met on the 18th and
counted the vote cast at the late election
which stood as follows: Total vote, $50,
300; for prohibition, 126,S7S; against, 22l,'
627; majority against, 1884,
AT a meeting of the Socialistic, or Pro
gressive Labor, party in New York OIL
the 18th, 1t was decided to send out speak
ers to present to the people of the State
the doctrines of that party during the
campaign which is approaching.
THE American party National conven'
zion at Philadelphia concluded its labor'
on the 18th by the adoption Of platform
in which it appeals for restriction Of i'm
migration and naturalization, less taxa
ton and more public Improvement.
A REBELLION, which proved Of short
duration, broke out in Manipore, India, re
Gently. The rebels penetrated into the
Maharajah's palace, but were repulsed
with loss of nine killed and many
wounded. No further trouble is expected
JOHANN MosT, the rabid New York An.
archist, is loud in bis deppnC.asions.bf al
who have had anything to do with hi,
Chicago compatriots, and at meeting OF
the night of the 18th gave utterance t.
Language of a most incendiary character
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TIE Toronto (Ont) Globes London cor
respondent cables a reiteration Of the
statement that, on behalf of Canada, the
Fishery Commission will request the free
exchange of natural products In return fol
the fishery concessions to the United
States.
AT reception given to Mrs. CLEVELAND
by Mrs. Geo. W. Childs, at Bryn Mawr
Pa, on the 18th. the Presidents wife wa
given her choice out of Mr.. Child's splen
did herd of thoroughbred Jersey cows
She chose an eighteen months old heife
named Grace.
THERE is considerable dissatisfaction
among the men in the navy over tn
wretched quality of the tobacco furnished
them, and for which they are charged il
their pay account, and a boycott ha
been inaugurated, which will result in tn
Government having the poor trash left OF
its hands.
THE funeral of Casey, the second victim
of the recent ARRAY at Mitchellstowr
Ireland, took place on the 10th. Over 100
persons, eight abreast, all wearing laure
leaves, followed the remains to tho grave
Father O'Neill, of Cape Colony, has cor
tributed GOO to fund for a monument t
the victims.
THE obsequies of Governor Washingto
Bartlett of California, who died in Office
occurred in San Francisco on the 10th, hi
remains being taken to Laurel Hill Gene
terry. He was given state funeral, an
the occasion was in many respects th